SB 8.10.25

TEXT 25

TEXT

ऐरावतं दिक्करिणम् आरूढः शुशुभे स्वराट् ।
यथा स्रवत्प्रस्रवणम् उदयाद्रिमहर्पतिः ॥ २५ ॥

airavatam dik-karinam

arudhah susubhe sva-rat

yatha sravat-prasravanam

udayadrim ahar-patih

airavatam-Airavata; dik-karinam-the great elephant who could go everywhere; arudhah-mounted on; susubhe-became very beautiful to see; sva-rat-Indra; yatha-just as; sravat-flowing; prasravanam-waves of wine; udaya-adrim-on Udayagiri; ahah-patih-the sun.

TRANSLATION

Sitting on Airavata, an elephant who can go anywhere and who holds water and wine in reserve for showering, Lord Indra looked just like the sun rising from Udayagiri, where there are reservoirs of water.

PURPORT

On the top of the mountain called Udayagiri are large lakes from which water continuously pours in waterfalls. Similarly, Indra's carrier, Airavata, holds water and wine in reserve and showers it in the direction of Lord Indra. Thus Indra, King of heaven, sitting on the back of Airavata, appeared like the brilliant sun rising above Udayagiri.